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From: scott@bbxsda.UUCP (Scott Amspoker)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: IBM / Roland compatible portable computers
Message-ID: <901@bbxsda.UUCP>
Date: 23 Jul 90 20:15:41 GMT
References: <1383@philmtl.philips.ca>
Reply-To: scott@bbxsda.UUCP (Scott Amspoker)
Organization: Basis International,  Albuquerque, NM
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In article <1383@philmtl.philips.ca> vo@philmtl.philips.ca (Vladimir Orlt) writes:
>
>    Hi there
>
>    Thanks mostly to the kind response of Scott Amspoker, I've gathered

You're welcome.

>information on the Yamaha C1 portable IBM-compatible computer; this machine
>features built-in musical functions such as MIDI in/out ports, SMPTE support,
>extra timer chips, etc.  Its major setback, IMHO, is that the hardware/
>software interface to these features is not Roland-standard  (e.g. MPU-401)
>compatible.

Please think carefully before you decide that you *must* have a
Roland-compatible midi interface.  The midi-supporting hardware
on the C1, IMHO, is far superior to the MPU standard and the
major players in the software market *do* support the C1.  Admittedly,
if you want to buy just any fly-by-night midi software, the C1 is
not going to have as many choices as the MPU.  You will have to consider
your intended application.

-- 
Scott Amspoker
Basis International, Albuquerque, NM
(505) 345-5232
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